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there was something that was called civil rights legislation. but correct me if i'm wrong, it started out on an effort to try to deal with a decision of the supreme court and the question of where burden of proof was going to lie in the beginning. it then became a huge thing called civil rights legislation. we vetoed it three times. and we kept vetoing it until congress got it right. thanks to the effort of borden. then there was a little thing called abortion. there are five -- four. four bills appropriations bills both considered in the house and senate each year. assuming they get their work done, that have something to do with whether or not the federal government is involved in the funding of abortion. it's labor hhs. it sort of makes sense. we got to the issue of whether or not abortions could be performed on department of defense facilities around the world. a foreign operations bill that dealt with the family planning conference in the mexico city. at least ten times a year we had to deal with the question of whether or not the federal g
there was something that was called civil rights legislation. but correct me if i'm wrong, it started out on an effort to try to deal with a decision of the supreme court and the question of where burden of proof was going to lie in the beginning. it then became a huge thing called civil rights legislation. we vetoed it three times. and we kept vetoing it until congress got it right. thanks to the effort of borden. then there was a little thing called abortion. there are five -- four. four...
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during pivotal moments in the civil rights movement and in the troubled times of the watergate scandal, john doar fought to protect the core values of liberty, equality and democracy that have made america a leader among nations. [applause] [the medal is presented] >> bill foege. >> he is pretty tall. [laughter] >> a distinguished physician and epidemiologist, bill foege helped lead a campaign to eradicate smallpox that stands among medicine's greatest success stories. at the centers for disease control and prevention, the carter center, and the bill and melinda gates foundation, he has taken on humanity's most intractable public health challenges from infectious diseases to child survival and development. bill foege has driven decades of progress to safeguard the well- being of all, and he has inspired a generation of leaders in the fight for a healthier world. [applause] [the medal is presented] john glenn has set a peerless example through his service to our nation. as a marine corps pilot and the first american to orbit the earth, he sparked our passions for ingenuity and adventure
during pivotal moments in the civil rights movement and in the troubled times of the watergate scandal, john doar fought to protect the core values of liberty, equality and democracy that have made america a leader among nations. [applause] [the medal is presented] >> bill foege. >> he is pretty tall. [laughter] >> a distinguished physician and epidemiologist, bill foege helped lead a campaign to eradicate smallpox that stands among medicine's greatest success stories. at the...
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when we go back to the civil rights act, that civil rights act had to do with people already being in commerce. so if you look at the heart of atlanta motel case in 1964 it had to do the fact that all of these were already in commerce, serving guests, food traveling through in interstate commerce, those organizations. so you weren't creating a market. so assuming for the sake of argument, that the supreme court says are you creating a market that didn't exist before, that won't have implications for markets that already dis exist and nobody is saying those markets didn't exist in the case of the civil rights movement. >> why in the world would the chamber of commerce, the republicans, right, be against this? the chamber of commerce been winning. basically the answer to who wins, the chamber of commerce. 15 years ago -- >> republican idea. >> create a market for our product, right? >> part of this is a political calculations. have you a president who passes a piece of legislation. that everyone in the country is affected by and part of. most people are. but it creates a generation of r
when we go back to the civil rights act, that civil rights act had to do with people already being in commerce. so if you look at the heart of atlanta motel case in 1964 it had to do the fact that all of these were already in commerce, serving guests, food traveling through in interstate commerce, those organizations. so you weren't creating a market. so assuming for the sake of argument, that the supreme court says are you creating a market that didn't exist before, that won't have...
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., a look at the presidency and civil rights during the fdr, truman, and eisenhower administrations. and for more about other programing, schedules, and online video, visit c-span.org/history. >>> i seem to have earned a certain place where people will listen to me. and i've always cared about the country. and the greatest generation, writing that book, gave me a kind of a platform that was completely unanticipated. so i thought i ought not to squander that. so i ought to step up as a -- not just as a citizen and as a journalist, but as a father and a husband and a grandfather, and if i see these things, i ought to write about them and try to start this dialogue, which if i'm trying do with this book about where we need to get to next. >> in his latest, "the time of our lives," tom brokaw urges americans to redefine the american dream. and sunday live in depth, your questions for the former anchor and managing editor of "nbc nightly news." in his half dozen books, he has written about the greatest generation, the 1960s, and today. in-depth, sunday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book t
., a look at the presidency and civil rights during the fdr, truman, and eisenhower administrations. and for more about other programing, schedules, and online video, visit c-span.org/history. >>> i seem to have earned a certain place where people will listen to me. and i've always cared about the country. and the greatest generation, writing that book, gave me a kind of a platform that was completely unanticipated. so i thought i ought not to squander that. so i ought to step up as a...
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we have it on civil rights legislation. minority set-asides, more help for black colleges, and we have it in terms of offering people opportunity and hope instead of despair. >> along those lines, sir, many recent studies have indicated that the poor and minorities have not really shared in the new prosperity generated by the current economic recovery. was it right for your administration to pursue economic policies that required those at the bottom of the economic ladder to wait for prosperity to trickle down from people who are much better off than they? >> mr. white, it is not trickling down. i am not suggest thrg is no poverty. i am saying the way to work out of poverty is through real opportunity. in the meantime, the needy are getting more help. human resource spending is way, way up. aide for dependent children is up. immunization programs are up. almost every place you can point, contrary to mr. mondale -- i have to be careful. contrary to how he goes around just saying everything bad. if somebody sees a silver lini
we have it on civil rights legislation. minority set-asides, more help for black colleges, and we have it in terms of offering people opportunity and hope instead of despair. >> along those lines, sir, many recent studies have indicated that the poor and minorities have not really shared in the new prosperity generated by the current economic recovery. was it right for your administration to pursue economic policies that required those at the bottom of the economic ladder to wait for...
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so if you think back to the civil rights movement right the first project so to speak was the bus boycott in one nine hundred fifty five it took a decade before they got the civil rights act and the voting rights act it was the civil rights movement though right it wasn't the month gum or a bus boycott movement in the same way that this would be a much larger movement than just occupy wall street early on david graber the anthropologist said that occupy wall street was the opening salvo in a wave of negotiations over the dissolution of the american empire which is a pretty grandiose thought but i think that probably a lot of people would agree this was the first project and there will be dips and there will be resurgence is but i think that the presence in the street is far from over so even if occupy so to speak is dead i don't think it's right to consider the movement dead just yet that's a fantastic point and i mean this is something that's. what we're up against was thirty years in the making you know the fact that it's going to suddenly be overturned in a month. is pretty wishful thi
so if you think back to the civil rights movement right the first project so to speak was the bus boycott in one nine hundred fifty five it took a decade before they got the civil rights act and the voting rights act it was the civil rights movement though right it wasn't the month gum or a bus boycott movement in the same way that this would be a much larger movement than just occupy wall street early on david graber the anthropologist said that occupy wall street was the opening salvo in a...
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think if we allowed you to vote on every civil rights issue we'd still have slavery it's it it is a good an excellent point that the tyranny of the of the mob is just as dangerous as the tyranny of the of the of the tyrant i suppose i'm curious finally what was it like to russell russell hall kogan. i've never really wrestled in the night before i was supposed to wrestle him for the world title unfortunately i was stricken with pulmonary emboli i and i was in intensive care six days in a san diego hospital and i couldn't get back in the ring for another six months so i really missed my go around with kogan and then of course i fell into the broadcasting end of it and after fifteen years i retired so i kept well these big powerful he was the greatest wrestler of all time as far as the money draw goes you know i give him kudos for that and the transition that you made from being a wrestler to a broadcaster to a governor how how did you translate that you said you know you got into the into the into the debates how did that happen what advice would you give to people who want to get into th
think if we allowed you to vote on every civil rights issue we'd still have slavery it's it it is a good an excellent point that the tyranny of the of the mob is just as dangerous as the tyranny of the of the of the tyrant i suppose i'm curious finally what was it like to russell russell hall kogan. i've never really wrestled in the night before i was supposed to wrestle him for the world title unfortunately i was stricken with pulmonary emboli i and i was in intensive care six days in a san...
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you talked about the civil rights act of 1991 and our opposition to crime. i realize there is trade and foreign policy, but it is domestic policy as well. what was the president's approach to government in the domestic arena? discourse with civility. the discussion with civility. relate to people on a personal level. number five, do not grandstand. that came directly from his mother, dorothy and her ethics teaching. she would say george, don't boast. george, don't brag. george, don't show emotion. that was private. always be ethical. seek agreement. come to the center. do what's right. despite the political fallout. and this was one that i always loved. we are here to govern, not campaign. those who lived through the 1992 bush white house, that was very painful for us. it took -- he had an internal political body clock. could you not shake it. until he was ready to focus on campaigning, you could stand on your head and spit nickels and he would not do that. he would not get to the point until spring of 1992, until, frankly, it was too late. one of the others
you talked about the civil rights act of 1991 and our opposition to crime. i realize there is trade and foreign policy, but it is domestic policy as well. what was the president's approach to government in the domestic arena? discourse with civility. the discussion with civility. relate to people on a personal level. number five, do not grandstand. that came directly from his mother, dorothy and her ethics teaching. she would say george, don't boast. george, don't brag. george, don't show...
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it's ultimately then became a huge thing called civil rights legislation. and we vetoed it three times. and we kept vetoing it and vetoing it until congress got it right, thanks to the effort of boyden and others. then there was that thing called abortion. there are five -- four, four bills appropriations bills, both of which are considered in the house and the senate, each year assuming that they get their work done, that have something to do with whether or not the federal government is involved in the funding of abortion. it's hs swrrks it makes sense but then we got to the issue whether or not abortions could be performed on department of defense facilities all around the world, there was a foreign operations bill which had to do with the family planning conference in the mexico city situation and ultimately the district of columbia because of the fudgeability of dollars. so at least ten time as year we had to deal with the question of whether or not the federal government would be engaged in funding of abortion. and as a result we had to wield the veto
it's ultimately then became a huge thing called civil rights legislation. and we vetoed it three times. and we kept vetoing it and vetoing it until congress got it right, thanks to the effort of boyden and others. then there was that thing called abortion. there are five -- four, four bills appropriations bills, both of which are considered in the house and the senate, each year assuming that they get their work done, that have something to do with whether or not the federal government is...
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on any type of social, civil rights issues that's certainly scary. but i also worry about our economy, you know, just as much as anybody else. >> do you and your stepmother have lively debates about this, chaz? >> you know, we really don't. when we talk politics, we find the common ground. and the stuff that we feel differently about, you know, we don't let it get in the way of our relationship. honestly, it got in the way of my relationship with my dad. i was a lot younger and took things more personally. and i think, you know, he wasn't really a great communicator. and at that point i wasn't either. and the lesson that i learned from that is family is so much more important than personal politics and mary and connie have been there for me, you know, immediately before even my mom was comfortable with my transition. and because of that i love them both. and no, we don't -- we don't let our different political opinions get in the way of anything. >> well, chaz, it's great to catch up with you. i always feel like we should do this every year because s
on any type of social, civil rights issues that's certainly scary. but i also worry about our economy, you know, just as much as anybody else. >> do you and your stepmother have lively debates about this, chaz? >> you know, we really don't. when we talk politics, we find the common ground. and the stuff that we feel differently about, you know, we don't let it get in the way of our relationship. honestly, it got in the way of my relationship with my dad. i was a lot younger and took...
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., a look at the presidency and civil rights during the fdr, truman and eisenhower administrations. and for more about other programming, schedules and online video, visit c-span.org/history. all this week on c-span 3 it's american history tv. coming up, a look at the role and influence of america's first ladies. fi next, three photographers whose images chronicle the lives and work of betty ford, barbara bush, and laura bush. then barbara and laura bush talk with a biography and later we'lk hear from several women who the served as the right hands are for the first ladies from lady bird johnson to laura bush. oute >>> four years ago i was a washington outsider. four years later, i'm at this dinner.ater four years ago i looked like this. today i look like this. and four years from now i will look like this. that's not even funny. that's not even funny. >> mr. president, do you remember when the y country try rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. that was your best one yet. but, honestly, it's a thrill for me to be here with the president, a man who ha
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cemented our civil liberties and these are the rights that should never be threatened undermine or revoked but hey we live in a post nine eleven world now where we're told by politicians in an unquestioning media that we were quote that we were attacked because really greatest democracy and had the most freedom in the world but instead of preserving this bashing of freedom our government opportunistically seized upon nine eleven to systematically pass legislation that eroded our most fundamental freedoms our representatives argued that sacrifices would have to be made in order to protect us from terrorism take a look. is anybody within mortar or there within that protection of liberty i think that what the usa patriot and all law enforcement activity does is try to protect our country as foundation of law and order a time when that security is missing in our world because of terrorism because of criminals unfortunately we may not always be able to tell you why that agent or agents are knocking on your door. and that is because of the nature of this investigation i hope that you would under
cemented our civil liberties and these are the rights that should never be threatened undermine or revoked but hey we live in a post nine eleven world now where we're told by politicians in an unquestioning media that we were quote that we were attacked because really greatest democracy and had the most freedom in the world but instead of preserving this bashing of freedom our government opportunistically seized upon nine eleven to systematically pass legislation that eroded our most...
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and civil rights and all these things and at the same time complain about how cult conservatives are the aggressors in the culture war. the self-anointed forces of change, the forces of progress, the people who want to move forward as barack obama likes to say, these are the people who are trying to impose their ideas on society. and the reaction you get from the right, from the evangelical christians or from people who want to keep vmi all male or whatever it is, these are the victims, so to speak, in the culture wars. doesn't mean they're always right. but the idea that somehow trying to defend the definition of marriage that's been around for a thousand years is somehow an imposition strikes me as ludicrous. the other side is trying to impose things, and yet the way the press covers it, the way people talk about it, the way the left certainly talks about it, it is always about how the right wants to control how people live on the left. when in reality it is the left that is initiating these things, that is pushing these arguments, that is trying to change the country. you know, ba
and civil rights and all these things and at the same time complain about how cult conservatives are the aggressors in the culture war. the self-anointed forces of change, the forces of progress, the people who want to move forward as barack obama likes to say, these are the people who are trying to impose their ideas on society. and the reaction you get from the right, from the evangelical christians or from people who want to keep vmi all male or whatever it is, these are the victims, so to...
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of the civil rights division. the work of our voting section, which is right now, and has been for the last 3.5 years, fighting to ensure the rights of millions. millions of americans. right now, we are engaged in more cases than we have ever done as a voting rights section of. and that is breaking the record set last year in 2011. as i speak, we are litigating cases regarding a voter identification in texas and south carolina. as i speak, we are beginning a case involving the purge of voters in florida. we are reviewing thousands of section 5 applications. and we are currently working on a foreign lawsuits were the right of our service members are not being protected. these are for the loss to its -- zahren lawsuits against states. what continues to exist and work so hard, i ask you to consider the work of our housing section. and it is affecting people to the sum of millions of dollars. reeser the country ride for $335 million on allegations that they were discriminating against blacks and latino mortgage loan a
of the civil rights division. the work of our voting section, which is right now, and has been for the last 3.5 years, fighting to ensure the rights of millions. millions of americans. right now, we are engaged in more cases than we have ever done as a voting rights section of. and that is breaking the record set last year in 2011. as i speak, we are litigating cases regarding a voter identification in texas and south carolina. as i speak, we are beginning a case involving the purge of voters...
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rights but let them also recognize that the first civil right of every american is to be free from domestic violence, and that right must be guaranteed in this country >> and if we are to restore and respect for law in this country there's one place we're going to begin. we're going to have a new attorney general of the united states of america. [applause] >> i pledge to you that our attorney general will be directed by the president of the united states to launch a war against organized crime in this country. i pledge to you that the new attorney general of the united states will be an active belligerent against the loan sharks and those with urban ties in our city, he will open a new front against the narcotics peddlers who are interrupting the lives of the children in this country. >> [applause] >> because my friends, let this message come too clear from what i say tonight, time is running out for the merchants of crime and corruption in american society. the wave of crime is not going to be the wave of the future in the united states of america. >> [applause] >> we established freedom f
rights but let them also recognize that the first civil right of every american is to be free from domestic violence, and that right must be guaranteed in this country >> and if we are to restore and respect for law in this country there's one place we're going to begin. we're going to have a new attorney general of the united states of america. [applause] >> i pledge to you that our attorney general will be directed by the president of the united states to launch a war against...
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right it is not the same as the civil rights movement. first of all marshall is wrong sodomy as you crudely put it is a civil right which was established in the landmark case of lawrence versus thomas but more importantly marshall and his colleagues disqualified thorne baghlan because of his sexual orientation and paid no attention to his ability to do his job and that is a very very. my new year's eve last year president obama quietly signed into law the national defense authorization act containing a provision giving the president and the military the power to indefinitely detain americans who are suspected of associating with terrorists and wednesday night though that very same indefinite provision was struck down by a federal judge so for now until another court case here's the case until the supreme court eventually has the final say our nation has once again at least in this area found its values we are for the moment not a frightened nation that indefinitely detain people without due process of law we are for the moment not a frigh
right it is not the same as the civil rights movement. first of all marshall is wrong sodomy as you crudely put it is a civil right which was established in the landmark case of lawrence versus thomas but more importantly marshall and his colleagues disqualified thorne baghlan because of his sexual orientation and paid no attention to his ability to do his job and that is a very very. my new year's eve last year president obama quietly signed into law the national defense authorization act...
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not a civil-rights. since are the driving force behind powerful protest during the vietnam war, and students have shown their ability to get out front. after hurricane katrina, my dad took a group to the gulf coast to help rebuild houses down there. who did the turn to? college students. he was not disappointed. 700 college students joined him on that trip. during their spring bay, they gave up the beach and instead, they lived on a gym floor in new orleans. they cleared debris, fixed houses, and help their neighbors who were so desperately in need. i could go to more examples, but young people have tremendous potential power in our country. so often, we forget, do not use our voices, to not use our feet. and you have all heard the jfk quote. i actually think that in america today, it is ok to ask those questions. we expect our government to respond to our needs. the greensboro four expected more from america. for years, young people have been ignored obama postelection into the eight marked the height o
not a civil-rights. since are the driving force behind powerful protest during the vietnam war, and students have shown their ability to get out front. after hurricane katrina, my dad took a group to the gulf coast to help rebuild houses down there. who did the turn to? college students. he was not disappointed. 700 college students joined him on that trip. during their spring bay, they gave up the beach and instead, they lived on a gym floor in new orleans. they cleared debris, fixed houses,...
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martin luther king in the civil rights movement. i think that most people understand that my experience in the audience at large as the understand it. that as a reporter if you are worried of being an american reporter your role is to be an honest broker of information. in that role if you report stories that are highly partisan political people and exceptionally committed to the logical people then they are going to start calling you names. with martin luther king and the civil rights movement because i was from cbs we recall the color broadcasting system. out of that group rather it is pro liberal. my answer to that has always been you are what your record is personally take a look at the record. it's what is called a transitional neighborhood in texas. that is a poor neighborhood. i never saw the inside of the evening in elementary middle school, high school and college having gone to the public school institutions. i volunteered twice in the u.s. military and was deemed in the army. i lied about it and got to confess and i was i
martin luther king in the civil rights movement. i think that most people understand that my experience in the audience at large as the understand it. that as a reporter if you are worried of being an american reporter your role is to be an honest broker of information. in that role if you report stories that are highly partisan political people and exceptionally committed to the logical people then they are going to start calling you names. with martin luther king and the civil rights movement...
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king in the civil rights movement changed me as a person and changed me as a pro. i grew up in a segregated society in texas. it was not alabama or mississippi, but if i had to pick one story that would be it. if i didn't choose 9/11. perhaps because 9/11 is so recent. but, you know, i think about to the heart which i don't think i'll ever forget. i can't think of a day that's gone by that i don't this about it. >> will america recover from that day? >> my opinion is we have not fully recovered. it resonates and echoes through this day. will we ever? ever is a long, long time. i don't think with the current generation of americans and young people, i don't think it will fade at least until all of us are gone. >> when you look at the response by america, during the war in iraq, what happened in i'm at peace about it. i can take -- when you're a pro and you play the game at or near the top, you're going to have good days and bad days. you're going to see sunny days and starry nights. that's just the way things go. i did write about it in the book. it's less than a fo
king in the civil rights movement changed me as a person and changed me as a pro. i grew up in a segregated society in texas. it was not alabama or mississippi, but if i had to pick one story that would be it. if i didn't choose 9/11. perhaps because 9/11 is so recent. but, you know, i think about to the heart which i don't think i'll ever forget. i can't think of a day that's gone by that i don't this about it. >> will america recover from that day? >> my opinion is we have not...
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he testified last year on the civil rights of american muslims. senator cardin, we're pleased that you can join us today. >> senator durbin, first, let me thank you for your leadership on the subcommittee. the fact that we have the subcommittee is a testament to your leadership in making clear that human rights are a priority of the united states senate. so i thank you for your leadership. and thank you very much for calling this hearing. it's a pleasure to be here with all of my colleagues but i particularly wanted to acknowledge senator conyers and his extraordinary life leadership on behalf of civil rights and these issues. congressman conyers was a real mentor to me when i was in the house, and still is, and we thank you very much for your leadership on this issue. senator durbin you pointed out the nation was shocked. if i could ask unanimous consent of my letter into the record along with the list of the organizations supporting the legislation that i filed s-1670. as you pointed out, senator durbin, that the nation was shocked by the traged
he testified last year on the civil rights of american muslims. senator cardin, we're pleased that you can join us today. >> senator durbin, first, let me thank you for your leadership on the subcommittee. the fact that we have the subcommittee is a testament to your leadership in making clear that human rights are a priority of the united states senate. so i thank you for your leadership. and thank you very much for calling this hearing. it's a pleasure to be here with all of my...
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and from that time on, a group of scholars, activist organizations, civil rights people, and americans of goodwill have all begun examining what brings us here today and accounts for the incredible long line that is waiting to get into this and the holding room today. i come here proud of the fact that there is support growing in this area. just yesterday we had a memorial service for john peyton known by most of us here for the great work that he has done and in civil right not just in the courts and in the law but in what i think it is the purpose of our hearing here today, namely to have honest discussions about the subject so that we can move to a conclusion of this part of our history. and so i'm just so proud of all of you for
and from that time on, a group of scholars, activist organizations, civil rights people, and americans of goodwill have all begun examining what brings us here today and accounts for the incredible long line that is waiting to get into this and the holding room today. i come here proud of the fact that there is support growing in this area. just yesterday we had a memorial service for john peyton known by most of us here for the great work that he has done and in civil right not just in the...
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king and the civil-rights movement was my job to cover him and the civil rights movement. i could not believe some of the things i saw. i saw a ku klux klan rally for the first time. i had heard about them but never seen one. to see one, the chill that went through me as a white person and i could only imagine what went through the minds of people of color. i couldn't believe the police in any city in the united states of america would turn high-pressure fire hoses on women and children in a non-violent large. i couldn't believe they would turn vicious dogs on them but i saw these things. it was my job to get them on film. if i had to pick one story that influenced me the most that would be it. >> thank you very much. >> i was wondering if you would share your last few memories of your time in dallas, the kennedy assassination. >> thank you for being here and thank you for the question. because -- i was fooled away from coverage of the civil-rights movement to cover president kennedy's trip to texas which was somewhat routine political trip to the state in preparation of t
king and the civil-rights movement was my job to cover him and the civil rights movement. i could not believe some of the things i saw. i saw a ku klux klan rally for the first time. i had heard about them but never seen one. to see one, the chill that went through me as a white person and i could only imagine what went through the minds of people of color. i couldn't believe the police in any city in the united states of america would turn high-pressure fire hoses on women and children in a...
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rights division of hiring bias and his reason is that the civil rights division is hiring too many civil rights lawyers yep that is an actual reason that he's claiming because he practicing civil rights lawyers tend to be more liberal so in smith's bizarro victimhood world because the d.o.j. is hiring civil rights lawyers they are being biased in the letter to eric holder he said the following the same pattern as immersion one media outlets ongoing study of new hires and a visit in the divisions other ten components in the seven sections analyzed so far all seventy nine hires had a quote far left credentials these were likely either obvious on their resumes or reasonably discoverable through a quick internet search noticeably absent were new employees with resumes very obvious conservative. neutral ideological credentials now it's also know that the media outlet that has signed cites in this letter here is pajamas media a conservative operation to current headlines on the website kissing assad's ass and celebrate black history month slap a leftist author of the report because it was part
rights division of hiring bias and his reason is that the civil rights division is hiring too many civil rights lawyers yep that is an actual reason that he's claiming because he practicing civil rights lawyers tend to be more liberal so in smith's bizarro victimhood world because the d.o.j. is hiring civil rights lawyers they are being biased in the letter to eric holder he said the following the same pattern as immersion one media outlets ongoing study of new hires and a visit in the...
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just after seven pm on monday here in moscow this is the civil rights groups have slammed president obama over a controversial defense bill he's authorized the military to indefinitely detain terrorist suspects without charge or trial which is unprecedented in u.s. history obama said he did have serious concerns about parts of the law and his post it won't be applied in full to americans but rights advocates are calling the bill a quote blight on obama's legacy they expect the white house to break its promises especially as the notorious at guantanamo bay prison is still open despite obama's pre-election a vow to shut it down by the beginning of two thousand and ten of marina pornographers. long before he became u.s. president or a nobel peace prize winner barack obama was a constitutional law professor we have never been more energized. thank you. a civil liberties champion turned charismatic candidate who vowed to reverse the abuses and policies of his predecessor george w. bush four years later many civil rights advocates who once cheered yes we can are finding themselves saying no you
just after seven pm on monday here in moscow this is the civil rights groups have slammed president obama over a controversial defense bill he's authorized the military to indefinitely detain terrorist suspects without charge or trial which is unprecedented in u.s. history obama said he did have serious concerns about parts of the law and his post it won't be applied in full to americans but rights advocates are calling the bill a quote blight on obama's legacy they expect the white house to...
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and growing up, i watched him stand courageously for civil rights, economic opportunity and a government that worked for ordinary people. i don't know what it's like to lose a father, but i know what it's like to lose a sister and almost lose a son. i wish my late sister, nancy, could be here this evening. but i am grateful beyond words for the blessings that my family has shared. three years ago, my son, albert, was struck by a car crossing the street after watching a baseball game in baltimore. tipper and i watched as he was thrown 30 feet through the air and scraped another 20 feet on the pavement after he hit the ground. i ran to his side and held him and called his name, but he was limp and still, without breath or pulse. his eyes were open with the empty stare of death. and we prayed, the two of us there in the gutter, with only my voice. his injuries inside and out were massive, and for terrible days he lingered between life and death. tipper and i spent the next 30 days and nights there at his bedside. our family was lifted and healed in no small measure by an incredible outpouri
and growing up, i watched him stand courageously for civil rights, economic opportunity and a government that worked for ordinary people. i don't know what it's like to lose a father, but i know what it's like to lose a sister and almost lose a son. i wish my late sister, nancy, could be here this evening. but i am grateful beyond words for the blessings that my family has shared. three years ago, my son, albert, was struck by a car crossing the street after watching a baseball game in...
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making progress on civil rights. there were differences there. but, you know, i didn't run in a district where i needed to hide from being a gay man. this is people who stand up for their communities and speak their truths. it was a part of my narrative. >> brian, it may have been easier for you to come out, in college having been the captain of the football term. but i think it's your candidacy that's going to make the nerds and non-athletes about coming out as well. your campaign makes me proud to be an american. >> john, thank you so much. this is something i am very proud to do. i feel very up to the task. i am excited to see what we are able to do in pennsylvania. >> right on. best of luck to you. >> that's brian sims, google his campaign. he is joining us from pennsylvania tonight and tomorrow, we will wrap up our series on lgbt candidates by welcoming in california congressional candidate mark decano. go to current.com/pride for a more in depositth look at this series and more as current celebrates pride month
making progress on civil rights. there were differences there. but, you know, i didn't run in a district where i needed to hide from being a gay man. this is people who stand up for their communities and speak their truths. it was a part of my narrative. >> brian, it may have been easier for you to come out, in college having been the captain of the football term. but i think it's your candidacy that's going to make the nerds and non-athletes about coming out as well. your campaign makes...
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and that's part of what led me directly into the kmuncht organizing work that i did, the civil rights work that i did, and ultimately into the politics that i'm still engaged in. and so in some ways, the themes of this book are very much the project of my life right now. which is to figure out how in fact can we live together as one people effectively, and what does that mean and what does that require, and what are the nature of our commitments to each other and what's the scope of our regard and concern. and that's not an easy question for us to answer. we just went through an election in which i think both sides simplified the nature of the problem and didn't necessarily offer a very good solution. you know, our politics so often functions as one side painting a character couture of the other side. the republicans happen to be better at characterizing democrats than the other way around. but part of what i meant when in my speech i said there are no red states and no blue states was the fact that the complexity of our lives is not fully captured in our political debate, that there
and that's part of what led me directly into the kmuncht organizing work that i did, the civil rights work that i did, and ultimately into the politics that i'm still engaged in. and so in some ways, the themes of this book are very much the project of my life right now. which is to figure out how in fact can we live together as one people effectively, and what does that mean and what does that require, and what are the nature of our commitments to each other and what's the scope of our regard...
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that's preposterous i don't think so i think i see it actually as a sitting right it's a civil rights issue if you want to look at that way that's fine ok i look at things like this i believe in the tenth amendment i'm a tenth amendment person i think that states have the right to decide what they want for each state so you think the voting rights act and sixty five is wrong and no i don't. but that was also not something that was done in the state by state basis because it wouldn't pass on a state by state basis as well and if i may just take your time of pushing through it's not a civil rights issue that way just isn't the same thing because there's a lot more of a sort of social construct between the right of a man and a woman to be married versus two people so is what you're saying that people don't choose their skin color but they do choose their their their their sexual preference i don't say that well if they're born with if in both cases if people are born with it how is it anything other than a civil rights issue. well we look at this way a maryland i believe has civil unions
that's preposterous i don't think so i think i see it actually as a sitting right it's a civil rights issue if you want to look at that way that's fine ok i look at things like this i believe in the tenth amendment i'm a tenth amendment person i think that states have the right to decide what they want for each state so you think the voting rights act and sixty five is wrong and no i don't. but that was also not something that was done in the state by state basis because it wouldn't pass on a...
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work civil rights groups have criticized president obama over a controversial defense bill he's authorized the military to indefinitely detain terror suspects without charge or trial unprecedented in u.s. history the bomber said he had serious concerns about possible and pledged it won't be applied in full to americans rights advocates are describing the bill as a blight on his legacy comes as the taurus one ton of bay prison remains open despite the president's a prediction about how to shut it down by the beginning of twenty ten bodies a report not. long before he became u.s. president or a nobel peace prize winner barack obama was a constitutional law professor we have never been more energized by. a civil liberties champion turned charismatic candidate who vowed to reverse the abuses and policies of his predecessor george w. bush four years later many civil rights advocates who once cheered yes we can are finding themselves saying no you can't not only has the obama administration blocked torture accountability and refused to investigate and prosecute. he's he's basically maintained in
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nonetheless it is about equality and it is about the pursuit of happiness l g b t rights is the civil rights issue of our time and as hard as it may be for some of you to accept this is the new normal look guys the youth is leading the charge in shaping the cultural fabric. this country two thousand and ten polls show that same sex marriage in america has reached majority support and in the three states that legalized same sex marriage on november sixth an overwhelming majority of young people voted for it a huge change from fifteen years ago when congress passed a large and popular defense of marriage act if you only know anyone that gay like i do you know that it's not a choice and if you're blinded to this reality and if you choose to fight a losing battle then you my friend are standing on the wrong side of history. resistance is not the politics but our culture. is couldn't just. sign on its own. cultures of resistance on our team. well to the. science technology innovations and all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british style sun
nonetheless it is about equality and it is about the pursuit of happiness l g b t rights is the civil rights issue of our time and as hard as it may be for some of you to accept this is the new normal look guys the youth is leading the charge in shaping the cultural fabric. this country two thousand and ten polls show that same sex marriage in america has reached majority support and in the three states that legalized same sex marriage on november sixth an overwhelming majority of young people...
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nonetheless it is about equality and it is about the pursuit of happiness l g b t rights is the civil rights issue of our time and as hard as it may be for some of you to accept this is the new normal look guys the youth is leading the charge in shaping the cultural fabric. of this country two thousand and ten polls show that same sex marriage in america has reached majority support and in the three states that legalized same sex marriage on november sixth an overwhelming majority of young people voted for it a huge change from fifteen years ago when congress passed the large the popular defense of marriage act if you i don't know anyone that's gay like i do you know that it's not a choice and if you're blinded to this reality and if you choose to fight a losing battle then you my friend are standing on the wrong side of history. in motion to be soon which brightened if you move soon from sons to christian. means friends don't talk t.v. don't come. to the mission free cretaceous free in-store charges free. range month three. three stooges free. download free broadcast quality video fo
nonetheless it is about equality and it is about the pursuit of happiness l g b t rights is the civil rights issue of our time and as hard as it may be for some of you to accept this is the new normal look guys the youth is leading the charge in shaping the cultural fabric. of this country two thousand and ten polls show that same sex marriage in america has reached majority support and in the three states that legalized same sex marriage on november sixth an overwhelming majority of young...
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it just -- to me, it's really the civil rights, you know, issue of our time. and to have president obama, you know, come out to finally have a president, you know, be able to say that they believed in marriage equality, it just meant so much. you know? and i have so many gay and lesbian friends and it meant so much to them and it -- you know, it's just -- especially in an election year, just amazing that this is no longer the issue that it was for so many years. >> you and your stepmother have lively debates about this, chaz? >> you know, we really -- we really don't. i mean, when we talk politics, we find the common ground and this stuff that we feel differently about, you know, we don't let it get in the way of our relationship. you know, honestly, it got in the way of my relationship with my dad. i was a lot younger and took things more personally and i think, you know, he wasn't really a great communicator and at this point i wasn't either. and the lesson that i learned from that is family is so much more important than personal politics and mary and conni
it just -- to me, it's really the civil rights, you know, issue of our time. and to have president obama, you know, come out to finally have a president, you know, be able to say that they believed in marriage equality, it just meant so much. you know? and i have so many gay and lesbian friends and it meant so much to them and it -- you know, it's just -- especially in an election year, just amazing that this is no longer the issue that it was for so many years. >> you and your stepmother...